Sculpture 2003

Mani Steel 2003
corten steel and regular steel Kate imagines the Mani Steel sculpture sending blessings to those in need on our planet during these troubled times.

Mani Steel 2003
corten steel and regular steel, 4.5′ x 8′ x 3″ Om mani padme hum is the mantra of the Buddha of Compassion. Traditionally mantras appear on prayer flags, prayer wheels and carved mani stones. Anyone who sees, hears, or recites the six syllable mantra will receive its’ blessing. Prayer flags impart these blessings to the wind, and will bless whatever is touched by that wind.

ODE TO CHARLOTTE 2003
Steel, 19′ x 7.5′ x 6′ “See the Other Side”, a year long exibit in the lakeside glass tower at the new ECHO Science Center in Burlington, Vermont. The sculptures name, CHARLOTTE, is reference to a time when Lake Champlain was an inland sea and beluga whales inhabited the waters. In 1908 a whale skeleton was discovered in the small town of Charlotte south of Burlington. The skeleton, Delphinapterus Vermontanus, is displayed at the State House in Montpelier.

ODE TO CHARLOTTE 2003
S. T. Griswold crane truck moves ODE TO CHARLOTTE to exhibition at ECHO, the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont.

PROCESS PRINTS
still in process! In February we burned out the blueprints on a below zero night during a Flynndog Gallery opening. The prints have been replaced with comfortable pillows covered with durable sail cloth.

TREE OF REMEMBRANCE 2003
Close up of copper birds to be engraved with names of terminally ill people who have died at the Respite House.

TREE OF REMEMBRANCE 2003 corten steel, and copper 9.5 x 7.5 x 3/8 The Respite House, a hospice care facility in Williston, Vermont. TREE OF REMEMBRANCE honors terminally ill people who have died at the Respite House. Names of individuals will be engraved on the copper birds attached to the steel tree.

TREE OF REMEMBRANCE 2003 corten steel and copper, 9.5 x 7.5 x 3/8 Poet Daniel Lusk created the poetry fragments cut from the steel. Staff and caregivers inspired Lusk for this project with their memories of former residents.

TREE OF REMEMBRANCE 2003 September 2004 dedication of the Tree of Remembrance sculpture at the Respite House in Williston, VT. Names of family members who have died at the end-of-life care facility are engraved on memorial birds in the steel tree.

TREE OF REMEMBRANCE 2003 People look for family member names on the copper birds. The birds serve as a memorial for people who have died at the Respite House and to raise funds to support the end-of-life care.

PROGRESS PRINTS a collaboration with architect Bren Alvarez. Stools made of recycled blue prints stuffed into large pipes with graphic cutouts describing the dimensions. STOOLS: steel and paper, 12″ diameter by 20″, 23″, 26″ tall TABLE: corten (weathering) steel and cardboard rolls, 30″ x 1/2″ diameter top x 30″ high rolls. Over 100 pounds, the steel circle rests securely on a triangular group of cardboard rolls. Surprisingly stable.

PROCESS PRINTS STOOL: steel and paper, 12″ diameter by 16 1/4″ tall TABLE: steel, 14″ diameter x 1/4″ thick x 14″ tall

ODE TO CHARLOTTE 2003 steel, 19 x 7.5 x 6 x 1/4 Cut from a single sheet of steel at Queen City Steel�s scrap yard in Burlington, VT. With a large fork lift pulling from one end and a huge bucket loader on the other, we stretched the steel into three dimensions

Good News Garage donor recognition mural 2003
steel, 18 x 6.5 x 2 At the November 2003 opening ceremony U.S. Congress Representative Bernie Sanders was thanked for procuring a large grant from the Job Access/ Reverse Commute Program of the Federal Transportation Administration to help build new offices and car repair facilities in Burlington, Vermont.

Good News Garage donor recognition mural 2003
steel, 18 x 6.5 x 2 The Good News Garage is a non-profit organization and part of the Lutheran Social Services of New England. This program accepts used car donations and thoroughly repairs them before passing them on to financially struggling individuals. The donors gain a tax deduction while offering a jump start to someone striving to become self-sufficient.

PROCESS PRINTS
close up collaboration: Pond/Alvarez

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